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Interest Assessment Curriculum Guide

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Overview

Key links

More details and background

Classroom/workshop activity: the Holland Game

Student/participant worksheets

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Overview of the Interest Assessment

The Interest Assessment allows young adults to learn what occupations might match their

interests. It asks a series of 30 short questions and is designed for use on computers,

smartphones, or tablets. Most users take about 5-10 minutes to complete it.

After the user completes the assessment, their results show the occupations that best match

their likes and dislikes, including each career¡¯s hourly wages, education required, and job

outlook. Occupation titles in their results are linked to detailed career profiles to learn more.

Users can select a level of education for their occupation list, to show only those that require

higher or lower levels of preparation. Users can also sort the columns in their results to see, for

example, those occupations on their list with the highest wages, or the strongest outlook for

future hiring.

The panel titled ¡°Your Interests¡± on the left side of their results page shows users their scores in

the 6 interest areas used in the assessment. They can click on ¡°Details¡± for information on the 6

interests. Users who want more information about the assessment can select ¡°Help¡± at the

bottom of the About this data box in the lower left of the results screen.

Key links for Interest Assessment

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Interest Assessment

RIASEC descriptions

Occupation Profiles

Career Videos

The Holland Career Interest game

More details and background on the Interest Assessment

What does this tool do?

The Interest Assessment matches your interests to careers. You answer 30 short questions by

saying how much interest you have in different activities. Those answers create your Interest

Profile. Then you see a list of careers that are good matches for your unique Interest Profile.

From there, you can explore the careers on your list of matches. You can learn about the

outlook (new job opportunities expected) for jobs in that field, average pay, and the typical

education needed.

How do I get started?

Get started by answering the questions. There are three pages of 10 questions each. Each

question lists an activity that some people might do in their jobs.

For each question, click the box under the word or phrase that best describes how much you

think you would like the activity listed. Your choices are Strongly Like, Like, Unsure, Dislike, or

Strongly Dislike. Please note that if you select all "Strongly Dislike" or "Strongly Like" responses,

the system will not be able to match you to occupations.

One you¡¯ve answered the questions on each page, click ¡°Next¡± to see the next page of

questions. When you click ¡°Next¡± after the third page, you¡¯ll see your career matches.

Can I change my answers while I¡¯m taking the Interest Assessment?

Yes, you can change any answer at any time by clicking a different box. To go back or forward to

a new page, use the ¡°Back¡± and ¡°Next¡± buttons at the bottom of each page.

Are there right or wrong answers?

No, there are no right or wrong answers in an interest assessment¡ªthere are only answers that

best describe you. Try to answer honestly whether you would like that kind of work rather than

whether you would be good at it, have enough education, or believe you would make enough

money at it. For activities you have no experience with, try to imagine what the work activity

would be like, and answer to the best of your ability.

How does the Interest Assessment come up with my career matches?

The Interest Assessment uses your answers to make a profile of your interests. Your profile

takes into account the activities you like as well as those you dislike. Then your profile is

compared to the profiles of different careers, and the most similar matches are listed in your

results. O*NET, which powers the Interest Assessment, provides more details.

What is the Interest Assessment based on?

The Interest Assessment is based on O*NET's Interest Profiler, which is based on Dr. John

Holland¡¯s theory that people¡¯s interests and work environments can be loosely classified into six

different groups: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.

Download the RIASEC interest descriptions to learn more. By determining your interests, the

assessment can identify the types of work environments most likely to match.

For most people, two or three interest groups are stronger than the others. For example, if your

profile is Social, Artistic, and Enterprising, you probably most closely resemble the Social work

environment, next most closely the Artistic type, and not quite as much the Enterprising type.

The other types, not in your profile, are the types you resemble least.

Like people, most careers reflect a combination of two or three of the Holland interest areas.

People are usually most satisfied if their work environment and their interests share some

aspects in common.

This system has been tested and used with a wide variety of people, and has been found to be

consistently reliable, meaningful, and easy to use.

My list of career matches looks wrong for me¡ªcan I take the assessment again?

If you think that the careers on your list of matches are not a good fit for you, you may want to

take the assessment again or change some of your answers. From your page of career matches,

click on ¡°Change answers¡± in the upper left-hand area. You¡¯ll go back to your previous page of

questions but you will see that your first answers are still selected. You can now change all or

some of your answers. When you finish, you will have a new Interest Profile and a new set of

career matches.

What can I learn from my list of career matches?

You can use your list of occupation matches to explore career ideas that may be right for you.

At a glance you can see some important information about each of these careers:

Match¡ªyou can see if this career is:

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Best (a very close fit for your interests)

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Great (a good fit for most of your interests)

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Good (fits some of your likes or dislikes but not as closely as Best and Great)

Use the choices to the left of the table, called filters, to show only Best or Great matches.

Career¡ªclick on the name of any career to find more detailed information about that career.

Outlook¡ªhere you can see whether the career listed is expected to be in demand. Each career

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Bright (new job opportunities are very likely in the future)

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Average (a small number¡ªless than an 8 percent increase¡ªof new job opportunities

are likely in the future)

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Below average (new job opportunities are less likely in the future)

Hourly wages¡ªSee the median hourly wage for each career. Median wage means one half of all

workers in this occupation earns less than this wage and one-half earns more

Education¡ªSee the level of education usually needed to enter this career.

How can I see career matches that fit my level of education?

You can choose to see only career matches that fit your education and experience level. To do

this, click on one of the links under ¡°Education and experience needed¡± to the left of your table

of career matches, under Show Only. You can view careers that require a variety of preparation,

from very little to extensive. Preparation includes a combination of school, work experience,

and on-the-job-training. Learn more about these levels of preparation from O*NET¡¯s job zone

descriptions.

Where does this information come from?

Data on this tool come from various sources:

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The information and formula for matching interests to careers comes from O*NET¡¯s

Interest Profiler.

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Outlook data come from O*NET¡¯s Bright Outlook occupations.

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Wage data come from the U.S. Department of Labor¡¯s Bureau of Labor Statistics,

Occupational Employment Statistics Survey.

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Education data come from the U.S. Department of Labor¡¯s Bureau of Labor Statistics,

Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections.

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RIASEC information on occupations comes from O*NET¡¯s Interest Profiler.

Who can I contact for help?

If you have questions about career planning, please contact your local American Job Center. If

you have questions about how the Interest Profiler works, please contact the CareerOneStop

Service Center at info@.

Find this interest assessment help information on CareerOneStop

RIASEC: The 6 Interest Areas

The GetMyFuture Interest Assessment is based on Dr. John Holland¡¯s theory that people¡¯s

interests and work environments can be loosely classified into six different groups: Realistic,

Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Read on for descriptions of each of

the six interest types.

Realistic people tend to have athletic interests, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools,

plants or animals, and like to be outdoors. You may:

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be independent, practical, systematic, self-controlled, and straightforward

like to work outdoors, be physically active, work on electronic equipment, train animals,

and build things

be able to play a sport, fix things, operate tools and machinery, plant a garden, camp

outdoors

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Investigative people like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, and solve problems. You may:

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be logical, curious, thoughtful, observant, and intellectual

like to work independently, explore ideas, analyze data, explain scientific theories, or

perform experiments

be able to think abstractly, interpret formulas, use a computer or microscope, or solve

complex problems

Artistic people like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.

You may:

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be creative, imaginative, unconventional, expressive, innovative, and impulsive

like to work on crafts, take photos, attend concerts, art exhibits, and plays, or enjoy

reading fiction

be able to sing, play an instrument, act or dance, draw or paint, create designs, or

write stories, poetry, and music

Social people like to work with people to inspire, inform, help, train, or cure them. You may:

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be patient, insightful, responsible, cooperative, outgoing, and skilled with words

like to work in groups, volunteer, solve personal problems, or serve your community

be able to teach others, mediate, lead a discussion, communicate well, or plan and

supervise activities

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